Browse: SACD, Hindemith (composer)

Hammond casts her net with a flairfulness and acuity ‘rich in contrast’ (to purloin Sofia Gubaidulina’s description of her 1963 Chaconne which, under Hammond’s exhilaratingly determined fingers,... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Performance) More…

Poltéra is a joy in the Haydn concertos, the warmth of his elegant, lightly vibratoed solo line exposing ever so slightly the sometimes-tinny ‘period’ sound of an otherwise f lawless Munich ensemble.... — BBC Music Magazine, December 2022, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Their playing is phenomenally accomplished…This is likely to be one of the chamber discs of the year. — BBC Music Magazine, Christmas 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Zimmermann's first volume of a complete survey immediately takes its place among the very best, not least for the warmer, woodier tone that she produces and puts to such musically penetrating... — BBC Music Magazine, October 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

this rewarding new release is a reminder of [Hindemith's] continued close affinity with the [viola]...Virtuosity is not so much the music's aim as expressivity, yet Zimmermann plays with brilliance... — BBC Music Magazine, November 2013, 5 out of 5 stars More…

This is an attractive programme, superbly performed and recorded with an ideal balance between detail and atmosphere in 5.0 surround sound. From solos to the weightiest of tuttis this is a band... — MusicWeb International, 2nd December 2014 More…